Labeling and stamping machine.



L. FISCHER.

LABELING AND STAMPING MACHINE.

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APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 4, 1909. 990,532. Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

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LABELING AND STAMPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4, 1909. 7 990,532, Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

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L. FISCHER.

LABELING AND STAMPING MACHINE. APPLIOATION TILED SEPT. 4,1309.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

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WITNESS 8 L. FISCHER. LABELING AND STAMPING MACHINE APPLIUATICN FILEDSEPT. 4, 1909.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

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LOUIS FISCHER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO WEIGHTS AUTOMATIC TOBACCOPACKING MACHINE COMPANY, OF LYNCHBURG', VIRGINIA.

LABELING AND STAMPING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

Application filed September 4, 1909. Serial No. 516,225.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS ,FIsoI-n-ni, a citizen of the United States,and resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have madecertain new" and useful Inventions Relating to Labeling and Stam 'iingMachines, of which the following is a specification, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to labeling and stamping machines and relatesespecially to machines for labeling and stamping Wrapped packages oftobacco or other articles.

In the accompanying drawings showing in a somewhat diagrammatic way anillustrative embodiment of this invention and in which the samereference numeral refers to similar parts in the several figures, Figure1 is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken substantiallyalong the line 2-9 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar section along the lineFig 1 is a partial vertical section on a larger scale along the line1-4: of Fig. 1. Figs. 5 and (i are enlarged partial transverse sectionsthrough the mold wheel along the line? 2 of Fig. 1. Figs. 7, 8 and 9 areenlarged transverse sections showing details of the label pastor takenalong the same line as Fig. 3., Fig. 10'is an enlarged section along theline 10-10 of Fig. 1 showing the stamp feeder and applying devices.Figs. 11, 12 and 13 'are similar sectional views showing different stampapplying operations, and Fig. 14 shows in perspective the completedpackage.

MOM wiicel."he rigid frame may be formed in any desired way and asillustratcdcomprises the plates 18.), .198 and various brackets such as105 supporting different parts. The drive shaft 11;; mounted in suitablehearings in the frame, may be operated by its drive pulley 120 and thesprocket shaft 10 and cam shaft (31 are similarly mounted'in the frameso as to be parallel to the drive shaft and are driven from it at thesame speed in any desired way. For example, the cam shaft may be drivenby a suitable sprocket chain 190 passing over similar sprockets 0n theshafts 115 and (S1. A. similar sprocket chain 217 drives the dis chargeshaft 218 from the drive shaft so as to operate the discharge belt 187:.The sprocket chain 220 serves to drive the sprocket shaft 10 from thisdischarge shaft, the. size of the various sprockets being so chosen thatthe sprocket shaft 10 shall as indicated, have the same speed ofrotation as the drive shaft. The mold shaft 10 is similarly mounted inthe frame and carries the mold wheel 39 which, together with its sleeve,are loosely mounted on the shaft and secured to the usual star wheel203, indicated in Fig. 5 This star wheel is provided with drive slots205 corresponding in number and spacing with the molds 239 in the moldwheel -so that-suitablc intermittent driving mechanism such as the driveroll 201 on drive shaft 115 can give an intermittent, step by step,rotation to the mold wheel so as to carry each mold forward from onestation to another and hold the mold wheel stationary at the variousstations while the diil'ercnt operations are being performed. The moldplunger-s or plates 37 may be mounted in the different molds 239 bysupporting them on the plunger rods 38 guided in suitable holes in themold wheel 3!) and also if desired, connecting suitable plunger stems219 to the plungcrs and guidn'ig them in a similar way so as to maintainthe proper alinemcnt of the plungers as they are moved in the differentmolds. These plungcrrods are actuated by the ejector 111 shown in Fig.2, to eject the completed packages 100 from the-mold wheel at the propertime so that theycan slide down the inclined chute 18G upon thedischarge belt 187 to be carried from the machine; This ejector may bemounted upon the pivot 24/1 in' the frame and operated by connectingthe-link 225 to the arm 22 1 of the ejector by the pin 113. A similarpin 112 connects this link to the folder arm 222 loosely mounted onthcmold shaft 10 and carrying the folder 3(3 at its free end so as tocooperate with the receiving mold in the mold wheel and fold the rearedge of the label over the package at the proper time. The pin 111connects this folder arm with the folder rod 226 which may be guided atits other end by providing it with suitable guides 119 cooperating withthe guide block 223 loosely mounted on the drive shaft 115. The camfollower 118 mounted on this folder rod 00- operates with the closed camgroove 117 in the cam 116 fixed on the drive shaft so as to oscillatethe folder 36 proper times.

Package fecd.--Where tobacco packages and ejector 114 at the are to belabeled and stamped they may be plate and conveyed'from the tobaccowrapping inachine by the belt 1 passing over the'belt pul- %y 2 mountedin the bracket 189 of the name so as to deliver them upon the feedlate36, mounted on the bracket2 1 of the rame. This feed plate ispreferably arranged at such an incline that the packages or otherarticles normally tend to slide-back along it and are fed forward'towardthe mold wheel and inserting devices by a suit able intermittentlyacting package feed whichfeeds' the foremost package into definiteinserting osition against the aliner 34 This package eed may, asindicated in Figs;

1 and 2, comprise suitable gripping guides 15, 21 mounted on -eitherside of the feed relatively movable so as to inter mittently force thefeed belts 16 into gripping engagement with the packages 100 and v therear p'ull'e carry them forwardeip the, feed plate to the desiredextent. These feed belts may, as indicated, be mounted on the beltpulleys 3, s as. shown 'in- Fig. 2 being mounted on s afts carrying attheir lower ends the bevel pinions 5 which coiiperatewith the bevelgears a on the feed shaft 6. This shaft may be rotatedcontinuously at vthe desired'speed by the sprocket 7 on this I as shaft connected by thesprocket chain 8 withv a suitable sprocket 9 on the sprocket shaft 10.Theilrelative movement of the gripping guides may be efi'ected by"intermittently moving each of them, or as indicated in the drawings, byhaving the side its feed belt ad uStable b means of the screw adjustingdevices 22 an by having the opposing gripping guide. 15 intermittentlymoved at the proper time. This guide may, as indicated, be slidinglymounted by connecting it with suitable plungers 228 operating 1n theguiding cylinders 22 secured to the frame and suitable springs 227 mayif desired,be mounted in these cylinders so as to have a retractingaction on the guide 15.

The guide cam 11 may be engaged by the fol 19'connect the guide arm andits extens1on'18 I with the two guide levers 13, 213 which are ivotedtothe frame and whose free ends oosely embrace the ivots 14,17 secured't'o,

the gripping plate 15 so as to efiectthis' action. -The tightenin roll20 may be adjusted so that its fee belt 16 is kept at propertension;

The

lugs 209 at ,eitherside of the with the flat rear face ,85

guide '21 just outinserter 33as is indicated teases d Q a vbe secured bythe member 31' to the inserter slide 110 operating in suitable guidewayson the bracket 105 and having. at its upper end the rack 109. Thisrackmay I be engaged by the gear 107 on'the shaft 108 in the frame whichalso carries the gear 216 meshing with the operating rack 215 on theinserter bar 211. This bar carries at its. lower end the/guides 21 1loosely embracing the sprocket shaft 10' andalso carriesthe cam follower212 which may engage a suitable open or closed cam such as 312 which'holds' the inserter in itsraised inoperative position. for the desiredtime and gradually forces it downward, carrying the package or otherarticle into the .mold which is in the in j serting or receivingposition: The inserter flanges 84; at this time engage the'plunger so asto positively carry the plungers down to the bottom of the molds withoutunduly. compressingthe packages. This inserter may, as indicated, in '5,be provided igidly, secured to the workingfac'e 33 so as form a flatsurface for engagement with the package 100 which is also held downwardby the resser or holding block '25 which maybeio vskele-.,tonconstruction and which serves ltouminimize disarrangement of theinserter rises, see Fig. 6.- Wh'enthe in serter is in its raisedposition/as shown in Fig. 6, the leadingpackage '100 is yieldingly' fedforward bythe intermittently operating feed belts 16 the suitable springfolding'jorremovable supports 35 at either end and'intdjengagement withthe aliner-34 so that lit lis" accurately alined beneath the inserter,,"As the inserter descends these supports move out of 105 v the (path ofthe package and this 'mayif desire be positively effected by mountingthese-supports 35 on the support arms 28 pivoted about the pins 27 inthe bracket 26, as shown in Fig; 4. These arms ma dicated, be providedwith the incline releasing fingers 32 in the path of the openers 30secured to the inserter member 31 so that as the inserter begins todescend the support arms and connected supports are prickly 115 swungoutward, releasing the package and allowing it to fall upon the label 80beneath, which is of course carried with the package I into the mold.Theactive, position of these supports may. be conveniently adjusted by.12

having the light springs 33 2" engage the'u-pscrews 29 in-the bracket26,

Label pa nter-The label constructed as indicated in vFigs. 3 and 7 ,to9, and may comprise the paste receiver 41 mounted on the bracket 5570fthe frame and supporting-the paste drums 42 which are retated to carry athin film of pastebetwecn 1 mold plungers packages as the 9 5 described,so as to carr-y it over as infree ends of the support arms" and nor- 1"m lly force them against the adjusting paster may be 12 them which isdisengaged by the cooperating lower surfaces of the paste receiver sothat a properly worked supply of paste is fed forward in a fairlypositive manner through the passages 43 in the paste support M. Thepaste heads 4.6 may be provided with the facing 47 of gauze or otherperforated material so as to properly distribute the paste upon thelabel 80 beneath and these heads may, as indicated, be mounted upon thestems -15 which are provided with the passages at communicating whenraised with the paste receiving passages 43 in the support. The pasterod 345 passes through the ends of the stems and is operated by thepaste levers 53 carrying at their free ends the rolls so which cooperatewith the cams 57 so as so momentarily force the pas e rod and theconnected heads down to engage and a p ply paste to the label 80which-may be yieldingly supported by cutting away "a portion of thelabel feed plate 52 as indicated; the light: springs 301 engaging thisrod normally tend to raise it and hold the cam rod and follower incooperation. If desired, a suitable stripper 51 may be used inconnection with the pastor and operated by mounting it on suitable studsWhose heads loosely engage the yokes 48 on the paste rod 345 asindicated in l igs. 4c and 9, while the springs a0 operate between thestripper and the bracket 49 secured to the paste support. This pastedevice may be operated from the cam shaft 61 by the sprocket chain 58which engages the sprocket wheel (50 on that shaft and a correspondingsprocket connected with the cam 357 which also carries a. suitable spurgear meshing with the gear 62 secured to the gear 65 as shown in Fig. 3.This gear 65 meshes with an intermer'liati-i 64: which drivesthe pasterolls by meshing gears thereon, as indicated.

Label fced..lhe labels, 80 to be applied to the packages may be suppliedone at a time from the label box 183 by any desired form of feeder, forexample, the stack of labels may be normally forced forward by the plate283 and cooperating springs 81. so that the upper label is forced intoengagement with the separating or feed rolls 7 7 7 S operated in unisonby the belt [or sprocket chain 199, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3. lhescseparator rolls 77, 78 may be operated at the proper time to feed asheet of paper forward by suitable gearing operated by the sprocketchain 19-1tconnected to a suitable sprocket on the sleeve of the moldwheel 3!) as is well known in this art and suitable stationary orintermittently retracted separating piercers 79 may engage the rearedges of the top sheets of the stack and be-retracted if desired at theproper times by a suitable com 293. The feed rolls 76 which thereuponengage and feed forward the paper over the label feed plate or platform52, may as indicated, be driven by the gears 270 meshing with thegearing 193. in this way the label is fed beneath the inclined labelguides 7 and the alining rolls (38 on the shaft 201 which may beintermittently rotated at the proper time to frictionally feed the paperforward to the full extent so that it will properly. cooperate with thepaste device which comprises the paste receiver ll. After the label ispasted it is fed forward over the label feed plate by the pushcrs 0connected with the pusher slide by the arms 05). The pusher lever 72 isconnected with and operates this pusher slide and may be pivoted aboutthe rod 7t and operated by its cam follower 73 which engages the pushercam 75 on shaft. 275 which, as indicated in Fig. 1, is geared to thedrive shaft 115 by the bevel gears 276, 277. In this way the pastedlabel is fed forward into inserting position beneath the package 100 asis shown in Fig. f so that it rests upon the label feed plate 52 whichis shown in l i 5 and ii.

Label mnl stump f0ZZ'r"n. hen the inscrter 33 moves downward into theposi tion indicated in Fig. 5 it carries with it the plunger 37, package100 and label 80. that is the ordinary label in the case of tobaccopackages previously inclosed in paper or tin foil wrappers or similar orother labels or paper wrappers in the case of other articles. This labelthereupon assumes the posi tion indicated with its forward edgeupstanding adjacent the turner or forward portion of the label feedplate 52, while the rear edge of the label is in the path of the folder230 and when the inserter has been raised into the receiving positionindicated in Fig. 0 the folder 230 is swung forward, carrying the rearedge of the label 80 over into close engagement with the package 100 inthis mold. When the mold wheel is advanced one step, carrying thispackage fen ward from the inserting position the turner 252 bends thefree edge of the label backward over the package, making a fold in thelabel at the point where it engages the front edge of the package. Atthe succeeding station the closer 87 brought down upon this front;pasted edge of the label. forcing it against the other free edge of thelabel. This closer 87 may, as indicated in Fig. 2, be pivoted in theframe and operated by the closer arm 90 provided with suitable gearteeth meshing with the cooperating geared tightener arm .07 on the endof the pivoted tightener 01. The operating arm 98 of this tightenerengages a suitable slot in the tightener lever pivoted in the framebracket 105-and carrying at its upper end the cam roll 101 cooperatingwith the tightencr cam 102 on the cam shaft 1 so that the closer 87 andtightener 91 are simultaneously brought into engagement with the labelsat: the two stations indicated.

At the, presser station the package to which the stamp 200 has been fedby the gripper 121, as indicated in Fig. 11, is ennormally forceddownward awayfrorn the head by the springs 132 which carry ;the studs121 on the ends of the presser rods into engagement with the cooperatingends of the guide sleeves. 'In this way as the presser'headdescends thepresser 91 is first brought into engagement with the pasted stamp 200and then after the presser head I has moved downward sufliciently sothat the presser is forced back against its springs the tuckers 92mounted on the presser head move down at either end of the package andtuck. the ends of the stamp 200 against the package ends and bring theminto close e11-- gagement therewith. As is shown in Figs. 2 and 5, theside presser 88 is yieldingly mounted on the presser head 90 in thesame.

way as the presser 91 so as to engage the their operating ends arenormally spring rear edge of the package label and force it tightlyagainst the package at the same time that the tightener .89 engages andtightens the label at the front edge of'the package so thatat the timethat the 'presser forces the pasted stamp upon the package and label thelabel ends have been brought closely together so that they'are held inproper po sition by the stamp which makes it unnecessary to paste thelabel if a pasted stamp is to be applied thereto. Suitable holders areprovided to hold the ends of the stamps tightly against the packageuntil the paste thereon has become properly set and these holders may bein the form of the pivoted arms 93 mountedon the mold wheel so thatpressed inward'as is well known in this art. The holder cams 185mounted'on the frame cotiperate with the ends 94 of the holders so as tomaintain the holders in retracted position, as is indicated in Figs. 10to 12, until the presser' has operated, whereupon the holders arereleased and engage the stamp ends holding them in position until themold wheel has carriedihe-package into discharge position.

Stamp feed b0m.The stamps, that is the ordinary revenue stamps, in theease of wrapped packages of tobacco, or other distinctive stamps,labels, or binding strips,

which -may be rendered adhesive, may be kept in a suitable stamp feedbox 165 mounted on the bracket 17 in the frame; this box I.

may have the stamps are visible down to a point close to the bottom fromwhich they are fed and so that stamps can readily be inserted from timeto time into the box, If desired, the stamps may be fed downward bysuitable feed blocks such as 169 which can be placed uponthe stamps whena new lot are placed in the box and the feeding action may be assistedby mounting the feed stem 172 in a suitable guide 272 on the side 167 ofthe feed box and providing this stem with a slotted feeding foot 170which is adapted to engage any one of these feed blocks on either side 0a suitable feed lug '17 1 formed thereon, this lug'thus fitting foot 170. 'A suitable number of feed weights 1-73 maybe applied to the feedstem so that these stamps which are usually'small and light can be feddownward skeleton side 168 so that the within the'slot in the feedingwith the desired force, even when onlya few stamps are in A the box.This arrangement also allows the feeding tobe continued in a practicallyuninterrupted manner during the time that a new lot of stamps 200 isbeing inserted in ,the box since the new stamps may be placed upon thefeed block in the box, together with another feed block 169 above themand thereafter the feeding foot 17 0 may be dis-' engaged from the lowerfeed block and brought into cooperation with the-upper one, after whichthe lower feed block may be pulled endwis'e out of the feed box by itsprojecting lug 269.

to deliver and feeding means may be used feed the revenue or otherstamps from the box, illustrated in Fig. separators 163 are mounted uponthe pivote arms 162 connected to the two levers 148, 149 so that thesprings 164 normally tend to hold these separators 163 against the stampstack with suflicient force so that they pierce several of the lowerstamps. The cams 146, 147 on shaft 206 alternately operate the levers148, 149 so that either one or the other of these piercing separators isin engagement-with the stack when one of the stamps is withdrawn. Thisalternate operation of the separators allows any fuzz or paper upon theseparator and adjacent, stamp, after the separator .has torn through oneof the stamps, to be carried away with the succeeding stamp while thatseparator is withdrawn from the stack and the separating action effectedby the other separator; indicated, the bottom of the feed box 230 isprovided with suitable slots through which project the feed slides 232which are preferably provided with a facing 231 of rubber or othergripping material. These feeding slides may be operated by the cam 153on the shaft 154 which engages a suitable f0l- Any desired form ofreliable separating a desirable'form of feeder being that. 10 in whichthe piercing lower on the lever 156 with which the spring 202 isconnected so that the slide .are oscillated forward, carrying with thena stamp which. has been raised by the slides out of engagement with thebottom plate 230, while on the rearward movement of the slides they arelowered out of contact with the stack of stamps which is carried on theplate 230 at this time. This vertical movement of the slides may beeffected by mounting them in blocks 158 carried on the rock levers 1STpivoted in the frame bracket and connected by the link 159 which carriesat its end the cam roll 155 cooperating with the cam 235 on the shaft154. These stamp feeding de vices may be operated by the bevel gear 113on the shaft 151 which meshes, as is shown in Fig. 1, with the bevelgear 142 on the shaft 242 which may be driven by the sprocket chain1-t1from the drive shaft 115. The gear 151 on this shaft 154, mesheswith the gear 150 of double size on the shaft 206 so as to drive thisshaft and the separator cams at half the speed of the shaft 15 1.

Stamp waster and fecclc7c-The stamp ct'eeding device may comprise thesliding grip 178 shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 10 which may be operated by thelink 177 pivoted to the grip lever 176 and mounted on the shaft 182 soas to be operated by its roll 181 ccoperating with the closed cam 180 onthe shaft 275. This grip carries at its forward end the jaw 122 whichmay have a ridged or corrugated working face as illustrated in Figs. 11to 13 and the cooperating gripper 121 may be pivoted about the pin 123in the grip so as to cooperate with this jaw and normally be pressedinto holding engagement therewith by the spring 130. The

latch 12].- sliding] y mounted on the grip 178 controls the grippingengagement of. this gripper upon the stamp 200. This latch may beprbvided with the inclined cam face 131 which cooperates-with thesimilarly inclined face 210 on the free endv of the pivoted gripper sothat when forced in con tact therewith when the grip has fed the stampforward to such an extent that the rear port-ion 207 of the latchengages the releaser 208 shown in Figs. 10 and 13, the gripper is wedgedaway from the cooperating jaw 122 releasing the stamp 200 as shown inFig. 11. hen, however, the grip is moved into receiving position so thatit engages the end of the stamp 200 fed for-- ward by the slide face 231the setter 125 pivoted about the pin 120 in a suitable bracket, engagesand forces back this latch 124 so that the gripping spring 130 bringsthe gripper into active holding engagement with the stamp. The stamp maybe pasted on either edge as it is drawn forward by the gripper by anydesirable pasting means such for example as the paste pot 135i mountedon the bracket 136 as shown in Fig. 10 and tit carrying the supply roll131 on the shaft The cooperating pasting roll 133 receives paste fromthis supply roll and as is indicated in Fig. 13 is slotted so as toallow the gripper to pass between its sections and engage the stamp. Asthe stamp is drawn outward it is held in proper contact with the pastingroll by the pivoted guide 127 which is forced downward with the desiredpressure by the light spring 129 so that the stamp 200 has been pastedon either edge throughoutits entire length by the time it: is broughtinto the position indlcated in Fig. 11 prc 'mratory to being forced uponthe package by the prcsser 91, 02 after which the holders 03 engage itand hold it tightly at either end until the mold wheel has brought it tothe ejecting position. The

supply and paste rolls may, if desired, be

and what is desired to be secured by Letters Patent is set forth in theappended claims.

1. ln labeling and stamping machines an inter-mittently rotated moldwheel provided with nrolds plungers mounted in said molds, plunger rodssecured to said plungers to guide the same, an intermittently operatinginsertcr cooperating with said mold wheel to force an article and labelinto one of the molds therein and provided with flanges engagingprojecting portions of the corresponding mold plunger to positivelyforce the same into the i'nol'd ahead of the article, an inclined feedplate down which articles tend to slide backward. an alinel' cooperatingwith said feed plate adjacent said insertcr. a supply belt supplyingarticles to the lower end of said l'eed plate, feed belts cooperatingwith said feed plate, relatively moving gripping guides cooperating withsaid feed belts to intermittently force said belts into grippingengagement with said articles and feed the same along said feed plate adistance greater than the width of an article, a label feed plate, alabel box and means for feeding separate labels from said box intocooperation with a paster, a paster cooperating with an edge of saidlabels, a pusher feeding said labels over said label feed plate intoinserting position below the articles cooperating with said inscrter,means to fold the free edges of said pasted labels, a prcsser devicecomprising presser and tightener members to engage the label Q at eitherside of the package, means to paste means to a stainp and feed the samebetween said presser members, a presser and connected tuckersresiliently mounted on said presser device engagesaid pasted stamp andforcethesame upon the lapped edges of said label and to force the endsof said stamp around the ends of the article, and

holders mounted on said mold wheel to en gage the ends of said stamp andhold them against the article until the mold .wheel brings said articleinto ejecting position.

2. In labeling and stamping machines, an

intermittently rotated mold wheel provided with molds, plungers mountedin said molds, an intermittently operated inserter codperating with saidmold wheelto force an article and label into each of the molds thereinand provided with means to engage and positively force each mold plungerinto. its

'mold ahead of the article, a feed plate down ticles, a presser devicecomprising members package, means to paste a stamp and feed to engagethe label at either side of the the same between said presser members,

means to engage said pasted stamp and force the same upon the articleand means to hold said pasted stamp in engagement with said articleuntil its paste is firmly adherent thereto.

8. In labeling and stamping machines,

an intermittently rotated mold wheel pro, vided withmolds, plu'ngersmounted-in said molds, an intermittently operating inserter cotiperatingwith said mold wheel to force, a wrapped article into one of the moldstherein, means on said inserter engaging the corresponding mold plungerto positively force the same into the mold ahead of the article,aninclined feed plate down which articles tend to slide backward,an-aliner. co-

operating with said inserte'r against which articles are forced alongsaid feed plate, means-to supply articles to the lower end of said'feedplate, feed belts cotiperating with said feed plate, relatively movinggripping means cooperating with said feed belts to intermittently forcesaid belts into gripping engagement with said articles and feed the samealong said feed plate a distance .not less than the width of an article,means aste and feed labels into cooperation and. hold the pasted edge ofsaid labels around said articles.

4:. In labeling and stamping machines, an intermittently rotated moldwheel pro vided with molds, plungers mounted'in said molds, anintermittently operating inserter an article into one of its molds 'aninclined feed plate down which articlefstend to slide backward, analiner cooperating with-said feed plate adjacent, said inserter, meansfor supplying articles to the lower end of said 'fe'ed plate, feed beltscooperating with said feed plateand relatively moving gripping guidescoiiperating with said feed belts to intermittently force said beltsinto gripping engagement with said articles and tending to feed the.same along greater distance than thewidth of an article.

5. In 'label'ingm'achines, an intermittently an intermittently.-operating inserter comolds therein, an. in.-

'.article into one of the clined feed plate down inserterto be engagedby articles fed up 1 and intermittently grippingfeeding meanscooperating with said feed plate to grip and simultaneously feed apluralityof articles the width of an article.

6. In labeling machines an intermittently rotated mold wheel providedwith molds, inserting means coiiperating with said mold in, a feed plateLalong which articles tend to move backward, meansto supply articles tothe rear portion of'said feed plate and intermittently gripping feedingmeans frictionally engaging the articles and feeding them forward alongsaid feed plate toward said inserter a distance not less than the widthof an article. a v I 4 7 In labeling and stamping machines, an

with molds, an inserter cooperating with article and label into each ofthe molds wheel, means'to fold said labels over the and means to engagesaid pasted stamp and force-the same u on the label and over the {lappedportions ereof to hold the same in adherent thereto.

intfrrmittently rotated mold wheel prdvided W1 coiiperating with saidmold wheel to force.

said feed plate a rotated mold wheel provided with molds,-

operating with said mold wheel to force and up said feedplate a'distance notless than 1 1 intermittently rotated mold 'Ywheelprovidedsaid mold wheel to intermittentlyforce an therein, means to feed a labeltosaid mold articles, a presser device comprising mem' here to engagethe label, means to feed a pasted stamp between said presser members 48. 111 labeling and stamping machines, an,

molds, an inserter to feed articles and which articles tend to slide,alining means cooperating with saidv said feed plate, means, forsupplying ar-- I ticles to the lower end of said feed plate,

position until said "pasted stamp is properly labels into said molds,means to fold said feed a pastedstamp to each of said articles" whileits labelv is held b said presser device and means to force Stl stampupon the label and over the lapped portions there'of to hold the same inposition.

9. In labeling and stamping machines, an intermittently rotated moldwheel provided with molds, means to force articles and labels into saidmolds, means to fold said labels over said articles, a presser device toengage and. hold said labels in position, means to feed an adhesivestamp to each of said articles while held by said presser device andmeansto force said stamp upon the label and over the lapped portionsthereof to hold the same in position.

10. In labeling and stamping machines, a mold, means to feed a label andarticle into said mold, means to fold said label over said article, apresser device comprising members to engage the label ateither side ofthe ackage, means to feed an adhesive stamp between said pressermembers, a presser and connected tuckers resiliently mounted on saidpresser device to engage said stamp and force the sameupon the wrappeded es of said label and to force the ends oi said .stamp around the endsof the article.

to feed an adhesivestamp or label to said artiele while engaged by saidpresser device Copies of this patent inay be obtained for and means topress said adhesive label upon said article.

13. In labeling machines, a mold, means to feed an article and labelinto said mold,

a stamp feed box having an open side, a

'ieed stem having a feed foot, feed blocks cooperating with said foot torest upon the stamps in said feed box and feed them downward, means tosuccessively feed stamps from said feed box, means to render said stampsadhesive, a presser deviceto engage and hold said labeled article, agrip comprising a jaw, a pivoted gripper and a latch controlling theposition of said pivoted gripper to cooperate with said feed box andfeed a stamp therefrom to said labeled article while engaged by saidpresser device and means to apply said stamp to said article.

' 14. In labeling machines, means to suport an article in labelingmachines, a feed )ox having an open side, a feed stem having a feedfoot, feed blocks to coiiperate with said feed foot and to engage sheetsin said feed box and feed the same forward,- said feed blocks beingremovablefrom said feed box from between the sheets therein and means tofeed separate sheets from said-'feed boxto said article.

15. In labeling machines, means to support an article in labelingmachines, a feed box having an open side, afeed stem having a feed foot,a plurality of feed blocks provided with lugs to each disengageablycooperate with said feed foot and to engage sheets in said feed box andfeed the same forward, said feed blocks being removable from said feedbox from between the sheets therein without interruptingthe feedin op,-eration and means to feed separate 5 eets from said feed box to saidarticle.

L UIS FISCHER.

Witnesses:

HARRY L. DUNCAN, ALBERT E. THAYER.

five cents each, by addresainfithe jwommlssioner of Patents, Washington,D. C.

